Patrice, Must say your math looks right. (actually 6.97 microns). It's likely I buried Kodak's 9 micron reference to the 645D only to have it surface when mulling the new 10D. Yes, Canon stipulated that the 5D utilizes 8.2 micron pixels.
Jack --- Patrice LACOUTURE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2006/3/17, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I read that the Pentax 10MP will have a 1.3 conversion factor > sensor > > containing 9 micron pixels. > > Isn't the 9 micron larger than even the 5D? > > Won't both color depth and exposure range benefit? > > > > Jack > > > > Strange: > > 10 Mpix with a 2 by 3 ratio makes 2582 x 3872 pixels (more or less a > few...). > > 1.3 conversion (compared to 24x36mm "full frame") gives 18x27mm > sensor size. > > If my math is correct, 18mm / 2582 = 7 micron, NOT 9... > > The 5D is approx 2920 x 4380 in 35.8 x 23.9 mm, which makes about 8,2 > micron sensor pitch. > > Unless my math is bogus somewhere, which is more than probable at > this > time in the week... > > Patrice > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
